Newly released production photos are giving us our first look at the London premiere of The Great Gatsby musical, which began previews April 11 at the London Coliseum. Opening night will be April 24.
The cast is led by Jamie Muscato as Jay Gatsby, Frances Mayli McCann as Daisy Buchanan, Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) as Nick Carraway, and Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as Mytle Wilson, with Amber Davies (Pretty Woman) as Jordan Baker, Joel Montague (Hamilton) as George Wilson, John Owen-Jones (Les Mis茅rables) as Meyer Wolfsheim, and Jon Robyns (Phantom of the Opera) as Tom Buchanan.
The ensemble features George Crawford (Waitress), Jordan Crouch (Anything Goes), Kiara Dario (Miss Saigon), Frances Dee (Matilda), Aim茅e Fisher (Waitress), Tom Andrew Hargreaves (Pretty Woman), Alyn Hawke (Come From Away), Ediz Mahmut. (Hadestown), Jamel Matthias (Why Am I So Single?), Nev茅 McGuiness-Dyce (Starlight Express), Rose Ouellette (The Wizard of Oz), Sophie Pourret (Guys and Dolls), Will Richardson (Les Mis茅rables), and Lily Wang (Burlesque). Completing the company are swings Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humphreys (Sister Act), and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).
Amber Davies and company of The Great Gatsby
Corbin Bleu and company of The Great Gatsby
Corbin Bleu, Rachel Tucker, and Jon Robyns in The Great Gatsby
Frances Mayli McCann and Amber Davies in The Great Gatsby
Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann in The Great Gatsby
Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann in The Great Gatsby
Jamie Muscato in The Great Gatsby
Joel Montague in The Great Gatsby
John Owen-Jones and company of The Great Gatsby
Company of The Great Gatsby
Company of The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby features music and lyrics by Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) and Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones). Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) directs with choreography by Dominique Kelley (Mariah鈥檚 Magical Christmas Special).
Set in the Roaring '20s, the musical follows eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in his tragic pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth.
The Great Gatsby also features scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, sound design by Brian Ronan, lighting design by Cory Pattak, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe and Rachael Geier.
Arrangements are by Jason Howland, orchestrations are by Howland and Kim Scharnberg, and the music producer is Grammy winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio. Casting is by Jill Green Casting.
The new musical, which continues at the Broadway Theatre, won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.
Performances in London are currently scheduled through September 7.
Mark Shacket serves as executive producer with general management by Short Street Productions Ltd. Worldwide management of The Great Gatsby is by Foresight Theatrical.
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